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Welcome to the Sea|mester blogs page. Here you will be able to keep up with the current crews and also take a look back into the past voyages of our vessels. Current voyage blogs are kept as up to date as our technology will allow. Don’t panic if you have not seen a new post in awhile, the blogs will be updated just as soon as the vessels have the bandwidth needed. Have fun living vicariously through the writings, photos and podcasts of our crews!

Jul 8, 2013

Location:Gorda Sound, Virgin Gorda, BVIAuthor:Jasmine Were still anchored in Gorda Sound. This morning, we practiced sailing on small sloops rented for us by the staff. I still cant figure out what half the commands mean, but were all improving. Everyone got a turn driving. As long as we remember that steering right makes the boat turn left, were fine. Six crew members practiced, while six others stayed on board and took their Open Water Diver exams. After each group finished, we switched off. During lunch, Tor told us that everyone passed his or her exam, so we are all officially certified as scuba divers! After lunch, our poor Sydney took a hit. We eat and wash dishes above, and pass dishes through a hole in the deck also called the hatch. Today, she was below deck when someone tried to toss down a bottle of bleach. Shes fine, but she had to rinse off. Tor tells us that today’s lesson is: Don’t toss things down the hatch. After that, we kept practicing sailing on Hobie Cats awesome boats with two sails and two hulls, connected by a mesh tarp. Once, we saw another group capsize. It was funny not scary. Hobie Cats are easily righted again and designed not to sink. That group had time to scramble to the top of one hull as it rose into the air. They were physically fine, but embarrassed. We are proud to say that none of our Cats capsized, though. Were awesome that way. Beyond that, we had free time to study, work on tans, or whatever. Tonight, were going to a Beach Barbeque with other ActionQuest crews, and having our first night out at Saba Rock. Pretty good day!